“Google’s Plan To DRM The Web Goes Against Everything Google Once Stood For”
Basically, the underlying issue is that as companies become less innovative, rather than creating new useful things, they focus on extracting more value however they can
“Why women were overrepresented in tech layoffs.”
I know of at least one woman who was laid off while on maternity leave (blatantly illegal in where it happened, but tech will tech). I expect that her experience is much too common in the industry.
My 89 year old grandmother went to see the Barbie movie and heartily approved of it. Apparently it was a three-generations-of-women-go-to-the-movies kind of thing and a lot of fun was had.
More accurately, AI researchers have always said that this isn’t fixable but y’all were too obsessed with listening to con artists to pay attention but now the con is wearing thin.
“Legal Subreddit Bans All Ex-Twitter Links Due To Safety Risk | Techdirt”
This is going to happen a lot more once bigger media sites cotton onto the liability issues at stake.
“A New Attack Impacts ChatGPT—and No One Knows How to Stop It | WIRED”
“Other People’s Busted Software is an Opportunity - Chris Coyier”
Trying out Manjaro with Gnome instead of the usual Ubuntu. Immediately ran into wifi driver issues, which is how you know that it’s a proper desktop linux 😆️
Looks good other than that. Manjaro/Arch is a bit different from what I’m used to but so far so good.
Look, heaven knows we need a counterweight against the fishing industry mafia here in Iceland so I don’t begrudge how people are making the most of this volcanic eruption
But it does feel a bit like they’re selling tickets to a forest fire, which is just a tad grotesque
“Word Count 54: SAG-AFTRA has entered the game — Chocolate and Vodka”
Again, if actors can’t earn a living, the talent pipeline will completely hollow out, and the only people who’ll become actors (or writers) will be those who are independently wealthy.
“The Future of the Web is VNC – Terence Eden’s Blog”
Google desperately needs to be broken up. It’s simply untenable to have the largest browser in the hands of the largest web advertising firm.
Was wondering why I felt wonky today. Then I went to check out loftgaedi.is and saw that sulphuric gasses had a small spike last night while I was sleeping. Should have closed the window
Volcanic eruptions suck, even if you aren’t directly in the path of destruction
Seeing flaws in your work is an advantage, because it means you learned something from making said work and can either improve it (if you have the time or resources) or do better next time
The problem is when it causes you anxiety you don’t know how to manage or if you see flaws that aren’t real
‘Eschatology › The “Promise” of “Easier” Programming’
It’s like saying we won’t need writing and literature classes any more because spellcheck exists, a category error.
Me: constantly dissatisfied with everything I write, to the point of living with a constant background hum of anxiety and bother.
You, an LLM user: This word salad is awesome! My readers won’t tell the difference at all.
The companies say they’ll try to mitigate some pollution down the road, but do not wish to do anything about the toxic waste they’re currently spewing.
“Cis woman shares relentless transphobic attacks on her gender”
Artificial Intelligence.
“Shakespeare Serif – an experimental font based on the First Folio – Terence Eden’s Blog”